Coffee-pot.



PATBNTED NGV. 19;l 1907.

J. S. DUNLAP.

COFFEE POT.

APPLIQATION FILED snrT.1z.1ooe.

JOllN SMITH DUNLAI, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COFFEE-POT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Eatented Nov. 19, 1907.

Application filed September 12. 1906. Serial No. 884,800.

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that l, JouN SMITH DUNLAP, a eitizen'ol' the United States, residing at (lhicago, in the county of (look and State ol llliuos, have invented a new and uselul Collec-Pot, ol which the l'ollowing is a specilication.

lThis invention relates to coll'ee pots or urns, and has for its principal object to provide u structure in which a strong infusion ol colli-e or other material may be made in a comparatively short time.

A l'u'rtlur object of the invention is to providia device ol' this kind in which the water is caused to pereolate through the collec in both directions, so that an infusion ofl'ull lstrength is insured.

A still further object ol" the invention is to provide a device ol this character in which the water is driven upward through the coffee by increase in temperature at the lower portion ol the urn or pot, and is caused to. again descend through the coll'ee by the lowering ol the temperature at the bottom ofthe urn or pot.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a devicel of this class which is to some extent self regulating in its nature that is to say, in which the Water will not be driven through the coll'ee with undue s eed in case ol sudden rise in temperature o the water.

With these and other objects in view, as will more l'ully hereinafter appear, the i11- vention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangementof parts, hereinafter fully describe illustrated in the accom )anying drawings, and particularly pointe out in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportions,` size and minor details of the structuremay be-made without departing from the s irit or saerilieing any of the advantages o the invention.

In ttllc accom anying drawings :--Figure 1 is a sectional e ovation of a coil'ee urn embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view illustratimr a slight modification ol the invention anda showing the same as applied to a coll'ee pot.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding arts throughout the several figures of the rawings.

The casing 10 of the urn may be formed of any suitable metal, and is of any dimensions. The bottom of the casing is generally semispherical in form and has a jacket space 11 into which steam or other heating agent may be introduced through a ipe 12, and water or other cooling agent t irough a pipe 13. The to or cover 14 of the urn is made removable, and is relerably provided with a transparent pane 15.

At a oint slightly above the central portion of t 1e casing is a flange 16, preferably in the form of an angle bar in cross section, the vertical web of the bar being riveted or otherwise secured to the casing. This flan fe serves as a support for the percolator, whic 1, in the present instance, comprises a c lindrical casing 17 having an outwardly ent 'annular llange 18 that rests on the flange 16,

and the casing 17 is arranged to lit snugly against the inner wall of said flange 16, so that a tight ointwill be formed to revent the passage o water, although not sulhciently tight to interfere with the ready removal of the percolator and circulating devices, so that the urn may be thoroughly cleansed.

The casing 17 is open at the top and is provided with a bottom portion 18 which tapers toward a central annular flange 19 having an internal thread for the reception of a circulating pipe 20, the lower open end of which is adjacent to the bottom of the urn. Arf,

ranged in the lower portion of the ercolator casing are one or more perforate disks 21 having central openings for the passage of circulatin pipe 20. lhe coffee or other material irom which an infusion is to be made is laced on top of the disks 21, and other dis S22 are then laced on to of the material, the upper dis rs being held down by a binding nut 23 that is screwed on a threaded portion of the tube 20.

The tube 20 is provided at a point between the-bottom 18 of the percolator and the lower perforated disks with a plurality of openings 25 to permit the passage of the water, and near the top of the tube are openings 26 through which the water may pass in case of excessive rise in temperature at the lower portion of the urn. Immediately below the openings 26 is a seat 27for a valve 28, and the valve is weighted to any desired extent, so that it will only open when the pressure in the lower portion of the urn increases beyond a predetermined point. yThe extreme top of the tube is provided with female threads for the reception of a closin plug 30 which acts also to prevent the va ve being.

blown out of place.

In'operation, the coffee or othe'r material being placed in the ercolator and a suitable quantity of water aving been introduced into the bottom of the urn, the steam or ,other heating iuid is admitted through the pipe 12 to the jacket 11, and as the temperature of the water is increased, it will be forced to travel up through 'the tube 20 through the perforations 25, and through the collec, the

ressure of steam outside the tube in the ower portion of the urn compelling the water to take this course. Should there be an abnormal increase in pressure, the safety valve 225 at the top will o aen, and a portion ol" the water will ilow out through the openings 26. After the desired quantity of water has been forced up through the tube 20, the supply of steam is cut olf, and water or other cooling agent is allowed to enter through the pipe 13. This effects gradual condensation of the steam in the lower portion ol' the urn, and the excess pressure at the top of the urn aided by gravity will cause thc waterv to again percolate through the coilee, this time passing downward through the percolator, the openings 25 and tube 20, to the bottom oi.' the urn, from whence it may be drawn oil' through the usual faucet 3,1. ln practice, of course, it is necessary to close the )curing spout, and for this )urposc a suitable valve or plug may be em eyed.

1. In a eoilee pot or urn, a casing-having an inturned flange, a percolator casing having an outwardly extending flange resting on the casing flange, said percolator havin r a closed bottom and being provided witi foraminous disks, a circulating tube extending through the percolator 'and having open- A ings above said closed bottom, a valve seat arranged at the upper portieri of saidtube, there being discharge openings above the valve seat, a weighted valve adapted to the set, and a plug for closing the top of the tu e.

2. In a coffee ot or urn, a casing, a percolator detachab y secured within the easing and having a. closed bottom, said percolator dividing said easin into upper and lower chambers, a tube t ough which the liquidmay pass directly from the lower to the upper chamber, a valve for closing the tube at a point above the pcrcolator, said valve being opened by excess pressure in the lower chamber, there being an o ening to permit the passa fe of, the liqui from the tube throu h t e percolator and into the upper cham er when the pressure is normal.

3. In a coil'ee pot or urn, a percolator havingl a closed bottom, said percolator dividing said pot or urn into upper and:v lower chambers, a tube extending from the lower portion of the lower chamber into the upper chamber, a valve arranged to open on-exeess pressure in the lower chamber and permit the direct passage of the liquid from the lower to the upper chamber without passing through the pereolator, there being a passage for directing the liquid throufh the contents of the percolator as it flows 1n the direction of said upper chamber under normal pressure.

4. In a coiee pot or urn, a casing, a percolator having a closed bottom, said pereclater dividing'the easing` into u per and 4 lower chambers, there being a liqui assage through which the liquid is directed tihrough the contents of the percolator when traveling under normal pressure from the lower to the upper chamber, and a normally closed valved passage between the upper and the lower chamber, the valve being arranged to open on excess ressure in said lower chamberto permit (irect passage of saidfliquid f rto 

